ITO President Avdagic: Green transformation offers new investment and export opportunities

İstanbul Chamber of Commerce (İTO) President Şekib Avdagiç said integrating climate goals into production policies would deliver economic gains and urged the private sector to seize green-transition opportunities in investment and exports. Speaking on the sidelines of COP31 preparations, Avdagiç framed decarbonization as a competitive advantage rather than a cost, pointing to Turkey’s export exposure to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism as a key driver. He called for aligning industrial strategy with climate targets to unlock new investment and export capacity. The remarks signal that Turkish business leaders are positioning green transformation as a growth agenda ahead of COP31, which Turkey is set to host. Watch for concrete policy measures linking climate targets to production and export incentives.